Dawn of the Geeks

According to some there is a war on Christmas. Some companies have stopped mentioning Christmas, sure. But then again, their demographic is not just Christians. So saying “Happy Holidays” is appropriate. Coke doesn’t even display Santa on their cans anymore. They’ve gone with Polar Bears. But wait, what’s that music in the background…could it be…it’s saying “Christmas.” On the radio, Christmas songs are playing. “Christmas With the Kranks” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” “A Christmas Story” Christmas. Christmas. Christmas.

There’s as much a war on Christmas as there is a war on “under God.” A handful of nutjobs are so offended at the notion of “Christmas” that they’re oppressing a handful of people around them. These stories get picked up and made into something they’re not. Sears is a huge retailer and it’s “Merry Christmas” everywhere. There are Grinches in the world. And maybe they do really hate Christmas and want it to go away. But that’s never going to happen.

And it’s just as wrong to force Christmas on everyone. Everyone and every company is entitled to celebrate the holidays as they see fit. At Icarus Independent, it’s Christmas. I’ve never been a fan of supressing my beliefs just because someone else can’t tolerate them and gets offended because someone doesn’t believe the same thing they do. People like that are simply intolerant and judgemental. It is not tolerant to tolerate other people only so long as they don’t express differing opinions from you. If other sites want to plug other holidays, that’s their business.

Christmas is alive and well in the corporate world. It just has to share some air time with other beliefs.